Student research topics in climate science

A broad range of projects is offered by academic staff in the Climate Change Research Centre (CCRC) at the University of New South Wales. If you are interested in pursuing a PhD, Masters or Honours in Climate Science please contact the academic whose areas of research interest you.

Dr Melissa Hart - the impact of land-use, surface characteristics and anthropogenic activities on the climate of cities, quantification of the magnitude of the urban heat island (UHI), weather and climate sensitivity of energy consumption, air pollution meteorology, statistical climatology.

Dr Katrin Meissner - Earth System Science, with special emphasis on abrupt climate change, as well as feedbacks and thresholds in the climate system. The role of the oceans in climate change/variability; Earth System Modelling (ocean, atmosphere, cryosphere, biosphere) addressing paleo- and future climate change. Paleoproxy data - model comparison, geophysical fluid dynamics.